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special interest group

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌspecial ˈinterest ˌgroup noun [countable]  PPGa group of people who share the same political or business aims, and who try to influence the government to help them with those aims 特殊利益集团
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special interest groupRecruiting the practices through a special interest group and through self selection is likely to have biased results.
From Longman Business Dictionaryspecial interest groupˌspecial ˈinterest group abbreviation SIG a group of people who all share the same aims, especially one that tries to influence government policy on a particular issuespecial-interest groups, such as the American Insurance Association and the National Venture Capital Association group
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special interest group
ˌspecial ˈinterest ˌgroup noun [countable]
a group of people who share the same political or business aims, and who try to influence the government to help them with those aims


special interest groupBrE /ˌspeʃl ˈɪntrəst ɡruːp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌspeʃl ˈɪntrəst ɡruːp/ 🔊BrE /ˌspeʃl ˈɪntrest ɡruːp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌspeʃl ˈɪntrest ɡruːp/ 🔊 (also ˌspecial ˈinterest) noun (especially NAmE) a group of people who work together to achieve sth that they are particularly interested in, especially by putting pressure on the government, etc. (尤指对政府施压的)特别利益集团